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Antique Print of Grose Head, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia, 1875

$250.18

£183.34

€210VAT Included

CA$345.04

A$349.21

CHF 200.23

MX$4,235.45

NOK 2,328.55

SEK 2,370.23

DKK 1,601.22

About the Item

Antique View from Grose Head, Blue Mountains – Australia, c.1875 Antique engraved view titled “View from Top of Grose Head,” depicting the dramatic landscape of Grose Head in what is now Blue Mountains National Park. The scene presents a high vantage point overlooking deep valleys, rugged escarpments, and dense forest, capturing the vast scale and wild character of the Blue Mountains as perceived in the nineteenth century. Grose Head lies within the Grose Valley region, an area renowned for its steep sandstone cliffs, eucalyptus forests, and sweeping panoramas. During the Victorian era, the Blue Mountains became one of Australia’s most celebrated natural landscapes, frequently illustrated in travel books and pictorial works intended to convey both the grandeur and the perceived sublimity of the Australian interior to European audiences. The composition emphasizes depth and distance, with foreground vegetation framing the view and the eye drawn across successive ridgelines fading into the horizon. This approach reflects the romantic landscape tradition of the period, blending topographical accuracy with an atmospheric sense of scale and wilderness. The image is engraved by Thomas Heawood after an original drawing by Samuel Prout, an artist well known for his landscapes and travel views. Prout’s work was widely reproduced in engraved form, and Heawood’s translation into print preserves the tonal subtlety and spatial clarity of the original composition. The print was published by Virtue & Co. around 1875. Virtue & Co. were leading Victorian publishers of illustrated books and prints, particularly noted for disseminating images of distant parts of the British Empire to a broad audience. This print is both a valuable historical record of early visual interpretations of the Blue Mountains and an elegant example of nineteenth-century landscape engraving. An attractive and evocative Australian landscape print, appealing to collectors of Australian topography, Blue Mountains history, and Victorian travel imagery, as well as to interior designers seeking a refined and atmospheric natural scene. Condition: Good original condition with light age-related toning and minor surface wear consistent with nineteenth-century engraved prints. Plate mark visible. No later coloring or restoration observed. Framing tips: This print presents well in a dark walnut or black frame with a wide ivory or soft off-white mat, enhancing depth and contrast while allowing the expansive landscape to remain the focal point. Museum glass is recommended to protect the paper and engraved detail. Technique: Engraving Maker: Engraved by Thomas Heawood after Samuel Prout, London, published by Virtue & Co., circa 1875

Dimensions:
Height: 8.15 in (20.7 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1875
Condition:
Good original condition with light age-related toning and minor surface wear consistent with nineteenth-century engraved prints. No later coloring or restoration observed.
Seller Location:
Langweer, NL
Reference Number:
Seller: BG-12707-611stDibs: LU3054334599552

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